Ezequiel 7:23 RVR1960

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

Here is, I. The prisoner arraigned: Make a chain, in which to drag the criminal to the bar, and set him before the tribunal of divine justice; let him stand in fetters (as a notorious malefactor), stand pinioned to receive his doom. Note, Those that break the bands of God's law asunder, and cast away those cords from them, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments, which they cannot break nor cast from them. The chain signified the siege of Jerusalem, or the slavery of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23

Make a chain ,.... To bind them; not the robbers, the Chaldeans, but the Jews; in order either to bring them to the bar to be tried for capital crimes hereafter mentioned, or to be led bound in chains into captivity; see Nehemiah 3:10 ; for the land is full of bloody crimes ; or, "judgment of bloods" F13 משפט דמים "judicio sanguiuum", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin, Polanus, Starckius; "criminibus capitalibus", Piscator; "sanguianariis judiciis", Castalio. ; capital crimes,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:23

Make a chain - Point out the captivity; show them that it shall come, and show them the reason: "Because the land is full of bloody crimes," etc. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:23

Verse 23 Interpreters refer the Prophet’s being ordered to make a chain to the captivity; for we know that captives are accustomed to be bound with chains and fetters, or manacles. Hence they explain it that God threatens the people with exile. But the Spirit seems rather to allude to criminals, who plead their cause in chains. For the Jews had long reveled in their vices, and the absence of punishment had rendered them very audacious. Now the Prophet says, the time had come in which they were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23

Make a chain; better, the chain. The word is not found elsewhere, but a kindred form is thus translated in 1 Kings 6:21 . Looking to the force of the verbs from which it is formed, its special meaning is that of a coupling chain, such as would be used in the case of captives marched off to their place of exile ( Nahum 3:10 ). All previous sufferings were to culminate in this. The φυρμόν of the LXX . and the fac conclusionem of the Vulgate show that the word perplexed them. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

The even balances of Jehovah. The penal judgments of God are not haphazard events. The minds of thoughtful men discover in them a marked feature of retribution. Striking correspondences occur between the transgression and the punishment. "I will do unto them after their way." I. VIOLENCE IS MET BY VIOLENCE . The Law of God had been despised; and, instead of a just administration of Law, the rule of violence had prevailed. Therefore by violence they shall be mastered. "Make a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

The dread development of moral evil. "Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes," etc. This paragraph suggests the following observations. I. THAT PERSISTENCE IN SIN LEADS TO PLENITUDE OF SIN . "Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence." The wickedness of the people had grown to such an extent that the darkest crimes were everywhere prevalent and predominant. The city was filled with outrage, and the country with... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 7:23

Make a chain - Forge the chain, the chain of imprisonment determined for them. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:23-24

Ezekiel 7:23-24. Make a chain To foreshow the approaching captivity, when both king and people should be carried in chains to Babylon. For the land is full of bloody crimes The innocent blood that has been shed in it cries aloud for vengeance. See the margin. Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen The most violent, proud, and bloody men, namely, the Chaldeans, who were at that time the great oppressors of the world, and a terror to all the countries round about them; and they... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-27

The end is near (7:1-27)Many Jews thought that Jerusalem would never be conquered. Ezekiel announced with certainty that the city would fall. God had been longsuffering and merciful, and had saved the city many times, but the people stubbornly refused to repent. Now the time for God’s judgment had come (7:1-4). One disaster would follow another, till the wicked city was destroyed (5-9).As a tree blossoms, so Jerusalem’s sin was full-grown. The city was about to fall; rich and poor were about to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 7:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:23-24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-27

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